Benvenuta Mariam!

We are delighted to welcome young Italian soprano Mariam Suleiman to our roster!

Between 2025 and 2026, Mariam was a member of Mascarade Opera, and in the upcoming season she will join the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich.

Previously, from 2022 to 2024, she was selected for “Fabbrica” Young Artists Program at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, working closely with renowned conductors and directors such as Michele Mariotti, Juraj Valčuha, Claus Guth, and Lorenzo Mariani. During her time with the program, she appeared in numerous productions as a soloist, including the title role in Viardot’s Cenerentola, and joined the company on international tours to Tokyo, Osaka, and New York.

Mariam is the winner of the 4th edition of “Voci in Barcaccia – Largo ai Giovani” on Rai Radio 3 and a finalist in several prestigious international competitions. At Neue Stimmen 2024, she was awarded the Talent Development Prize – Mascarade Talent Pathway. She was also a finalist at the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition 2025 and at the Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition in San Marino, where she received three special prizes: Emerging Young Talent, Youngest Finalist, and the Angelo Mariani Association Prize.

Among her recent highlights is her return to the Reate Festival, where she performed in the modern premiere of La Partenza Inaspettata by Antonio Salieri, of which a live DVD will be released by Decca Records.